Rail-fastening.



JAMES MIKE FOUNTAIN, or Eier MACON, esoneri.

RAIL-FAS TENBNG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented March 16, 1909.

Application vfiled November 25, 1908. Serial No. 464,399.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMEs MIKE FOUN- TAIN, citizen of the United States,residing at East Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastenings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a combined angle bar, tie plate, and rail brace, forconnecting and supporting the joints of railway rails, and has for itsobject to provide an improved device of the kind, which will provide astrong and stout fastening adapted for connecting the ends of two railsand for holding the same on the ties, and which will brace the meetingends of the rails and give-the beneiit of a combined tie plate andbrace.

' The nature of the invention will morefully appear from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of one side Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the other side; Fig.3 is an end view ,Figa 4 is a cross section' on the line 4-4 of Fig. l;Fig. 5 is a plan view of one section or art'of the device removed fromthe rails; ig. 6 is a plan viewof the complete structure.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the rail ends are indicated at6, the rails being of the usual form and construction. The joint andbrace consist of two parts, each including a lish plateor angle plate,and' one including a pair of tie plates, and the other including racedevices which are secured to the tie plates when the parts areassembled.

The fish plate on one side is indicated at 7 and on the other side at 8.Theseare'rnade in the form of angle plates the upper edges of whichcontact with the under side of the head ofthe rail, and the lowerflangesof which rest or lie upon the upper surface of the rail base. f Theangle bar 8 is madeintegral with two ltie plates 9 andlO which projectinwardly under the rail base, which rests thereon,` and these tie plateshave depending cross ribs 11 which v'sink into the ties when the platesare ap vlied thereto.- As stated, these'plates are ormed integral' withthe angle ar- 8. Holes 12 arepr'ovid'ed to re t ive the spikes ononeside 'and holes 13 are provided to vreceive the spikes onthe other sideand at the ell/dof the tie plates` opposi to the angle bar 8 they havean upward projecting lip 14 the inner edge 15'of whi is inc e The anglebar 7 on the oppo side of the rail is provided with exten.w

A rail fastening comprising twol sectie one consisting of an ang Aprojecting inwardly from4 the lower fi 16 at its lower edge or flange,projecting outwardly and horizontally to rest upon the tie plates 9 and10 'and to match therewith. These extensions 16 have spike holes 17which, when the parts are assembled, regis-- ter with the spike holes13. The outer edge 18 of the extensions is beveled or inclined, and whenthe parts are assembled rests against the inclined edge 15 on the lip oftheV .tie plates, producing a wedge effect or action when the parts areplaced together, the angle bar 7 being slid in'le'nthwise. This anglebar is also provided solid rail braces 19 which lie or are locatedbetween the extensions 16' and the upper flange oi' the angle bar,thereby bracing the angle bar and forming a solid structure..

, In assembling the parts the angle bar 8 and the tie plates formedintegral therethfale placed on the joint, with the tie plates 'under therails and resting on the ties/ The angle bar 7 is then applied or slid'fn lengthwise and hammered up .to position, nd the wedge action abovedescribed forces' the an le barsi` together and clamps the rail l'ends terebetween` The .spikes are thendriven, and as they pass on one sidethrough pthe holes 17 and 13,.the two sections of the joint are iirmlyfastened together and the parts all clamped against the-rails. find theusual bolts are also inserted through holes in the'angle bars and thewebs of the rails, as indicated at 21;

The plates rest on the ties adjacent the joint ofthe rails, and the ribs11 being forced into the ties prevent creeping' of the chairs andconsequently the rails and also assist in holding the parts in position.The usb of independent devices for preventing creeping of the rails istherefore obvia ted. To separate the joint, it is necessary to firsttake out the bolts 21 and tpe spikes in 'the holes 17 and then knock outhe tie plate 7 Vendwise, thereby loosening the-wedge and permitting therails 'to be lifted out; and to do this it is not necessary to removethe tie plates or take out the spikes on the other side. Although shownin. connection with a rail joint,the invention may obviously be used inother positions along the rail. When applied-toa joint, it forms theconplete joint, tie plate, andrail brace,A and w' be found veryeilective for the purposeintended p.- l claim:

e bar with tie p .thereof'andhaving spike holes and also haw' action, toforce the angle bars against the -in inclined lips at their free ends,and the rails when the parts are assembled. 10 o t er consisting of anangle bar having pro- In testimony whereof, I affix my signaturejeetions extending outwardly and having in presence of two witnesses.spike holes which register Withv said holes JAMES MIKE FOUNTAIN. lwhen-the parts are assembled, and also'pro- Witnesses.:

,vided with inclined edges attheir outer ends O. C. HANCOCK,

adapted to fit against said lips with s wedge W. B. HARDIE.

